New members and prospective members from the nature loving public are invited to The Toronto Bruce Trail Club Open House.

Learn how to use a map and compass to find your way around High Park!

Celebrate Mom with a brunch and hike on Mother’s Day. Enjoy a delicious meal of scrambled eggs, maple beans, pancakes, breakfast sausage, an omelet station and much more. After your meal, take pleasure in a spring wildflower guided hike through the forest. Costs include admission, parking, taxes, gratuities and hike.

• $27.95 adults
• $15.95 children ...

Two dozen species of warblers migrate through the Grand River Valley in spring. Many are annually observed during May along the trails, shoreline, hedgerows and woods of rare. Join Andy for this morning outing to observe what many naturalists consider the jewels of North American birds.

We will walk the rare property along the Grand River and enjoy the spring wild flowers, geology and great views. The walk will be slow paced to enjoy and learn about this very rare piece of Canada.

We will walk the rare property along the Grand River and discover what summer means in Carolinian Canada. The spring flowers have gone and our focus will change to the trees, geology and great views along the river bank. The walk will be slow paced to enjoy and learn about this very rare piece of Canada.

Join rare for their second official butterfly census. They will be identifying and counting all of the butterfly species throughout all habitats on the Reserve.

This walk along the Grand River heads upstream along the base of cliffs to explore the riparian (shoreline) habitat. The emphasis will be on cliff hugging and wetland plant species, plus other interesting encounters along the way, e.g. fossils, craw fish chimneys, even birds.

This walk along the Grand River heads upstream along the base of cliffs to explore the riparian (shoreline) habitat. The emphasis will be on cliff hugging and wetland plant species, plus other interesting encounters along the way, e.g. fossils, craw fish chimneys, even birds.

How is a shrub different from a tree? There are many tree identification courses but shrubs seem to be ignored, yet they are a major component in our landscape. Learn what a shrub is and how to tell them apart in a scenic hike in the cliffs and alvar area at rare.